Chapter 44 She's Not That Free

Lucien waited until past 11:00 pm, but Talia never came out. He stopped a young nurse and asked, "Is Dr. Ainsworth from the OB-GYN department still here?" The nurse paused for a second. "Dr. Ainsworth left a while ago." "But I heard there was an emergency and she was called back for overtime." "Oh, you mean the miscarriage case," the nurse replied. "There was a major hemorrhage, but the bleeding's been stopped. The patient's been transferred to the ICU, and the doctors over there are taking over now. So Dr. Ainsworth went off duty." "But I've been waiting out front this whole time, but I didn't see her." The nurse blinked. "I have no idea then. But our hospital does have a side entrance. Maybe she left that way?" Talia was already gone. She'd deliberately taken the side exit just to avoid him. Lucien let out a bitter laugh and closed his eyes. The nurse asked, "Did you need something from Dr. Ainsworth?" "I..." Lucien hesitated, then asked, "You said she was called back becau